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"It's great fun! I've driven Chicago to Arizona, and got lots of looks, smiles, and thumbs up. Make sure you take a full MP3 player of varied music. Check my home page for the blogs of my trip--if you come through Chicago, let our smart…"

"George,
How are you? I am considering buying a smart car and driving across country to LA and moving. Questions: did you make the drive? how was it? do you like your smart car? Is the smart car good for LA type driving? Thanks so much.
Greg"

"My experienced suggestion is go I-80 till Salt Lake then due South on I-15. I did I-80 solo from Monterey, Ca to NJ in 68 hours with nothing more than a plastic folding USA map and Rand McNally Road atlas back in '99 in an M3 (foot to the floor…"

"I am just browsing after about 1 6 month lapse. It's fun being1000 miles or so away from home and talking with folks who still say "did you really drive that.....". I have one of the "gray" market smarts with nearly 70k…"

"I did half of that in May. I drove from Naples, Fl. to Albany, NY. (just over 1500 mi.)
Cruise control needs to be manditory for a trip like that.
High winds will really add to your workload above 60MPH.
Pace yourself and have a good sense of…"